Learning Falcon 201: Using Dual Delay

Dual Delay is a delay effects module that is capable of a wide range of time-based effects, from classic delays to reverb-like decays to more unusual effects, with an immersive interface to visualize the stereo and phase adjustments being made.

Let’s start with a Lead preset from the Falcon Factory soundbank, find and double-click ‘Retro Lead’ to load it.

First let's increase Delay > Time to “1/4“ for a more pronounced delay effect. The delay time can be specified in milliseconds, or in bars/beats if tempo- sync is enabled (as it is here).

The Stereo and Phase graphs are the centerpiece of the Dual Delay interface. As you adjust the parameters below, the graphs are updated in realtime. Let’s turn the Delay > Feedback knob up to 70%, you will see both the number of delay taps and their magnitude increase.

Time and Feedback can be the same for the left and right channels, or one channel can be shifted relative to the other. Turn the Time L/R knob counter-clockwise to “L X 0.50” and you will see the left channel delay taps are half the duration of the right channel delay taps.

Now let’s adjust the filter to clean up the low frequency content, set Filters > Low Cut to “1.6 kHz”.

Once you have the effect where you like it you can save it’s state as a preset. In the upper right of the effect module, press the Preset File menu and choose Save Preset, and enter a name for the preset, here we’ll title it “My Preset”.

You will now see your custom presets in the Browser, within a User Presets folder alongside the factory presets for the module.